Alabama 2009 Season 12-0
November 28, 2009
Alabama 2009 Seasion 12-0
With a scare tonight from the Auburn Eagles.. Alabama came close of loosing there perfect record this football season.
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Covering the IRON BOWL
November 28, 2009
With the Iron Bowl coming up on Friday, it is time for the analysis to begin. Many see it as a foregone conclusion – just a build-up to December 5th. But to really get inside the matchup, the only people you can turn to for truth are your fellow SN bloggers right?
So I asked catch5, ardent Alabama fan, to do some q & a on Friday’s game. His answers are in alabama red while mine are in auburn blue. Enjoy!
What is the “X factor” in Fridays game?
How good can Auburn’s offense be against Bama’s defense? Bama will move the ball. The Tigers don’t have a defense good enough to keep Ingram and Richardson from getting however many yards they want. The question is if Auburn can keep up. Their key to victory will be to get a lead and keep or increase it early. Bama will be stronger at the end of the game due to the better depth, so Auburn will need to be able to move the ball and put up points early to win. The key to this is likely in the passing game. In games where Auburn has lost this year, the passing game has struggled.
Hard to argue with his reasoning. Auburn’s offense will be the difference, that’s for sure. Bama is solid on both sides of the ball, while Auburn stinks defensively, making their offense have to catch up for them. Ben Tate will have to go for over 100 and Chris Todd will have to have a mistake free outing. Auburn has had 7 turnovers in 7 wins, and 9 turnovers in 4 losses. IT’s all about Auburn’s O.
What is the potential of Gene Chizik in the next few years?
Much better than I would have guessed. When Auburn fired Tubby, they really needed to make a big splash with their replacement hire. What they got with the Chizik hire was a fart bubble (taken from an Auburn fan’s reaction btw). Gene has completely surprised everyone with first his early recruiting, then a terrific start to the season, and while the middle of the season has been rough, he is still rolling on the recruiting front. In contrary to my initial predictions, Auburn is definitely heading in the right direction, and will be competing for the West soon. I don’t think it will be next year, but in two or three, they may likely be back to where they were a couple years ago in the hey days of Tubberville. Recruiting will be the key.
Surprisingly enough, Chizik’s second year will be his hardest IMO. RB Ben Tate, easily the biggest producer on the team, leaves. A few O and D linemen leave. A lot of the guys playing in 2010 will be younger Chizik-recruited guys. That has positives and negatives. But looking into the next five years, it is hard to argue against the guy. He is fighting a major lack of depth this year which can be fixed easily over 1-2 yrs. If he didn’t have to fight Saban tooth and nail for every recruit, he would be on the fast track to an SEC Championship or two. But overcoming Saban seems equal to running to Antarctica and back. Twice.
Finish the sentence: if Alabama wins,…
We are in for the best, most anticipated college football game this year (decade?) in the SEC championship game.
I’m going to one-up catch – we will be experiencing the most hyped/anticipated college football game EVER on December 5th. Name me any other game that has received this kind of build up.
If auburn wins…
It will be touted as possibly the best win ever on the plains. What more could you ask for in a year when you have struggled than to deny your #1 rival a shot at the national championship?
I will go streaking. 
Just kidding…but seriously, if we can pull this one out, I’m gonna be out of my mind for a few days. It’s gonna be crazy. And Chizik would definitely deserve a bonus or something.
Fav iron bowl ever?
Van Tiffen’s Kick. I was young enough to see the players as bigger than life, but old enough to remember my emotions. The high off of that kick lasted what seemed like forever.
Considering I can only remember from about 2001-present, it would have to be 2005, the 11 sacks game. Auburn came out gunning for QB Brodie Croyle, sacking him on the first and third plays of the game. The D never turned back, haunting him for 11 sacks. Huge win. If I was older, I would be choosing from games like Punt Bama Punt, Bo Over the Top, etc. If only…
Most exciting player on au? Bama?
Easily Tate for the Tigers (but I admittedly haven’t seen near as many Auburn games).
It could be one of many for Bama. I have to at least mention Cody, McLain, Jones, Arenas, Richardson, and of course Ingram. The nod must go to Ingram though. He just does everything that can be asked of a runningback.
For Auburn, I would narrow it down to Tate, Darvin Adams, Mario Fannin, and Terrell Zachary. Tate is such a workhorse, but has that rare burst of speed that is so unexpected. Adams has caught nearly every big catch there has been this season, with T-Zach taking the rest. And it seems like every time Fannin touches the ball, something happens. I’m going with Adams, though. His hands are incredible.
Alabama has to be Javier Arenas. Ingram is a great player, but he seems to be more of the grind it out type. Arenas is just flat out exciting.
What will it take for au to pull the upset?
I covered this earlier in the first question, but they have to be able to move the ball and score early. Bama will score their points late, so if they are going to win, they have to score early and keep up from there.
Mistake free – no big penalties, turnovers, etc. Penalties lost the game for us against Kentucky. And the turnover stats I said above.
Just how good is this bama team?
They are the best I’ve seen in my knowledgeable lifetime. The ’91 team had maybe a better defense, and the running game was good, but the weapons on this offense put them over the top. When this team is on, I don’t think there is a team out there this year that can hang with them. One of, if not the best this decade.
It’s hard to argue against this team. I would say they are easily the most complete team this year, and would give any team in the last decade a good game.
Score prediction?
I think it is close at halftime (14-10, ish), but Bama pulls away late in the 3rd, and closes the door in the 4th. Much better than last year’s 36-0 shut-out. 31-17
I feel really bad about this one. Really bad. Alabama in a 38-14 blowout. 
Come Friday at 1:30, we will see how this all plays out. Thanks to catch for the help, and have a great Thanksgiving!
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IRON BOWL – THE PAST FIVE YEARS: Alabama ends six-game losing streak
November 28, 2009
2008 in Tuscaloosa
No. 1 Alabama 36, Auburn 0
Alabama ended Auburn’s six-game winning streak in the series with an emphatic win in Tuscaloosa that kept the Crimson Tide unbeaten.
It was Alabama coach Nick Saban’s first victory in the rivalry, and Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville’s final game on the Plains.
Glen Coffee rushed for 144 yards and freshman Mark Ingram scored a pair of touchdowns for the Tide. Alabama’s defense, meanwhile, limited Auburn’s offense to just 170 yards. The Tigers made it across midfield only once in the game.
Leigh Tiffin kicked a 37-yard field goal as time expired in the first quarter and Coffee scored on a 41-yard run in the second to give Alabama a 10-0 lead at the half. Auburn’s Morgan Hull had a field goal attempt blocked as time expired in the second quarter.
Alabama forced fumbles on the Tigers’ first two possessions of the second half and quickly converted them into scores to put the game away. John Parker Wilson threw a 39-yard TD pass to Nikita Stover and Ingram scored on a 1-yard run for a 22-0 lead. Tiffin’s extra-point attempt after the first score failed as did Wilson’s 2-point try after the second.
It didn’t matter. Ingram scored on a 14-yard run late in the third quarter, and backup QB Greg McElroy completed the rout with a 34-yard TD pass to Marquis Maze with 2:49 left in the game.
The loss also ended Auburn’s hopes for making a ninth straight bowl game
2007 in Auburn
Auburn 17, Alabama 10
Story lines ran rampant as questions about Tommy Tuberville’s future, the return of the Textbook Five for Alabama and Nick Saban’s first Iron Bowl all came to the forefront. In the end, it was the same old story as the Tigers gave a six-fingered salute to their in-state rivals.
Auburn jumped out to a 10-0 first-quarter lead, thanks to Ben Tate’s 3-yard TD run and Wes Byrum’s 37-yard field goal.
Alabama quarterback John Parker Wilson scored on a 1-yard run in the second quarter before Auburn quarterback Brandon Cox returned the favor with a fourth-quarter TD plunge.
Leigh Tiffin added a 49-yard field goal with 2:11 remaining to pull Alabama within a score, but Brad Lester, who finished with 98 yards on 22 carries, ripped off a 12-yard run on fourth-and-1 to secure the win.
2006 in Tuscaloosa
Auburn 22, Alabama 15
Auburn’s “Fear the Thumb” campaign came to fruition when Brandon Cox hit Prechae Rodriguez with a 22-yard TD pass in the third quarter, then got the 2-point conversion on a halfback pass from Carl Stewart to Lee Guess for the final score of the game.
The Tigers earned their fifth straight win in the series and improved their record to 6-0 in Tuscaloosa.
Down 3-0, Auburn got a Brad Lester 12-yard run and a Kenny Irons 8-yard score to rally.
Alabama outgained Auburn 364 yards to 261, but four costly turnovers, including an interception by John Parker Wilson with 1:17 to go, sealed the deal.
2005 in Auburn
No. 11 Auburn 28, No. 8 Alabama 18
The game that will be forever immortalized by the bumper sticker “Honk if you sacked Brodie” saw the Tigers score 21 points in the first 11 minutes and sack Alabama quarterback Brodie Croyle 11 times.
Kenny Irons rushed for 103 yards on 28 carries to become the first running back to go over the century mark against Alabama’s defense all season.
But it was the Auburn defense that stole the show. The Tigers held Alabama to 43 first-half yards.
2004 in Tuscaloosa
No. 2 Auburn 21, Alabama 13
With future first-round draft choices Ronnie Brown and Carnell Williams held in check by a motivated Alabama defense, Jason Campbell — a future first-round draft choice himself — threw for 224 yards and a touchdown to lead No. 2-ranked Auburn to an 11-0 regular-season finish.
The win gave Auburn its 13th straight victory dating back to 2003 and a 5-0 mark against the Tide in Tuscaloosa.
Alabama (6-5) dominated the heavily favored Tigers in the first half — the Tide’s defense held Auburn to minus-4 total yards in the first period — yet led only 6-0 at intermission.
Auburn took control in the third period. Williams ended a six-play, 80-yard drive with a 5-yard touchdown run around left end. A 51-yard pass from Campbell to Devin Aromashodu put the Tigers at the 5, and Williams scored on the next play.
The Tigers’ defense held the Tide, then Auburn mounted a nine-play, 58-yard drive for another touchdown. The score came on a 32-yard Campbell-to-Courtney Taylor pass on a third-and-17 play.
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Alabama takes lead with 1:24 left, holds off late Auburn drive
November 28, 2009
AUBURN, Ala. — No. 2 Alabama found its championship form in the nick of time.
Outplayed most of the game, the Crimson Tide stayed unbeaten with a 26-21 victory Friday over Auburn, taking the lead with a nearly perfect drive that was capped by Greg McElroy’s 4-yard touchdown pass to Roy Upchurch with 1:24 left.
Alabama (12-0, 8-0 Southeastern Conference) completed a second straight perfect regular season in the Iron Bowl, but did it the hard way against its bitter rival. The Tide fell behind in the opening minutes, but came out ahead to do its part to set up 1 vs. 2 showdown with top-ranked Florida in the SEC championship game.
But forget the national and league championship, the state title almost slipped away.
“The strong do survive but the strong do get their (butts) kicked,” Alabama coach Nick Saban said. “That was my message to the team.”
Auburn (7-5, 3-5) pushed the ball to the Alabama 37 on the final drive, but Chris Todd’s pass to the end zone was batted down by the Tide defense.
For the second straight day, one of the three teams at the top of the BCS standings and in control of the national title race was knocked woozy, but did not fall. Much like No. 3 Texas, which held off Texas A&M 49-39 on Thanksgiving night, Alabama found out being a big favorite against an archrival sometimes doesn’t matter much.
TCU and Cincinnati, the unbeaten teams behind Florida, Alabama and Texas in the BCS standings, are left to hope Florida State can pull an upset against Florida on Saturday that might open the door for them to reach the national title game.
The Tide survived a shaky effort by it’s usually stellar defense and a sub-par game from Heisman Trophy contender Mark Ingram.
The SEC’s leading rusher was held to 30 yards on 16 carries and was on the bench for most of the game-winning drive. Saban said he believed Ingram had a bruised hip.
“Something like that,” the player said. “I’ll be all right.”
McElroy and Julio Jones took over without him, aided by five runs and a 17-yard catch by freshman Trent Richardson on the 15-play, 79-yard drive that consumed more than seven minutes.
McElroy, who has been criticized at times as a weak link in an offense with a powerful running game, completed his final seven passes for 62 yards on the climactic drive after opening with an incompletion. Jones made four catches, three for first downs.
“We didn’t play a great game today,” Alabama coach Nick Saban said. “It’s a great win. I’ve never been prouder of them.
“I don’t think you can say enough about the competitive character that this team showed today.”
Auburn fans remained in the stands for several minutes when it was over, some seemingly stunned and others applauding a closer-than-expected game, while a sizable crimson-and-white contingent celebrated. A handful of ‘Bama players later returned to the field briefly.
Until the final minutes, Auburn had supplied most of the big plays and its maligned defense largely outplayed the nation’s top unit.
Auburn outgained Alabama 332-291 and, more surprisingly, dominated on the ground 151-73. McElroy was 21 of 31 for 218 yards and a pair of touchdowns. He was sacked three times.
It was still a marked turnaround for the Tigers, who were shellacked 36-0 last season to have a six-year Iron Bowl winning streak snapped.
“I just told them that we’re not walking out of here with heads down,” first-year coach Gene Chizik said. “We’re a family. We’re a family when we win. We’re a family when we lose.
“Everybody in that locker room that played did what we asked them to do. They fought for 60 minutes in that game. I’m not disappointed with anybody on our team. Nobody.”
The Tigers stunned the Tide by rocketing out to a 14-0 lead in the first 9:18 when every trick seemed to work. Alabama hadn’t allowed a touchdown in the previous two games.
Auburn receiver Terrell Zachery raced 67 yards for a touchdown on an end around on Auburn’s opening drive. It was the longest play Alabama’s defense had given up all season by 15 yards.
Then the Tigers recovered an onside kick to set up another score.
Alabama regained its footing and threatened to take over. Richardson scored on a 2-yard plunge for Alabama’s first points. Alabama then got the ball across midfield thanks to a defensive stand and a nice return by Javier Arenas, who set the SEC mark for career punt returns.
On third-and-9, McElroy hit tight end Colin Peek for a 33-yard touchdown that tied it at 14.
On the first drive of the second half, Auburn hit another big play. Todd pump faked and hit Darvin Adams for a 72-yard touchdown to make it 21-14.
Alabama had three straight trips across midfield, ending with two field goals by Leigh Tiffin and Ingram’s failed fourth-and-1 run. Tiffin had earlier had a 42-yard attempt fall well short, another unfamiliar sight this season for the Tide season.
Auburn was left nursing a 21-20 lead going into the fourth.
“We didn’t play with a lot of passion, and I don’t understand that,” Saban said.
The Tigers had a solid chance to extend the lead after taking over at Alabama’s 44 following yet another defensive stand. But the Tide defense tackled Ben Tate for a 7-yard loss and then buried Todd for another 10-yard loss.
That set the stage for McElroy, who must have won over even his most ardent doubters with the poise and precision he displayed as the clock wound down.
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No. 2 Bama squeaks past Auburn,26-21
November 28, 2009
AUBURN, Ala. — No. 2 Alabama found its championship form in the nick of time.
Outplayed most of the game, the Crimson Tide stayed unbeaten with a 26-21 victory Friday over Auburn, taking the lead with a nearly perfect drive that was capped by Greg McElroy’s 4-yard touchdown pass to Roy Upchurch with 1:24 left.
Alabama (12-0, 8-0 Southeastern Conference) completed a second straight perfect regular season in the Iron Bowl, but did it the hard way against its bitter rival. The Tide fell behind in the opening minutes, but came out ahead to do its part to set up 1 vs. 2 showdown with top-ranked Florida in the SEC championship game.
But forget the national and league championship, the state title almost slipped away.
Auburn (7-5, 3-5) pushed the ball to the Alabama 37 on the final drive, but Chris Todd’s pass to the end zone was batted down by the Tide defense.
For the second straight day, one of the three teams at the top of the BCS standings and in control of the national title race was knocked woozy, but did not fall. Much like No. 3 Texas, which held off Texas A&M 49-39 on Thanksgiving night, Alabama found out being a big favorite against an archrival sometimes doesn’t matter much.
TCU and Cincinnati, the unbeaten teams behind Florida, Alabama and Texas in the BCS standings, are left to hope Florida State can pull an upset against Florida on Saturday that might open the door for them to reach the national title game.
The Tide survived a shaky effort by it’s usually stellar defense and a sub-par game from Heisman Trophy contender Mark Ingram.
The SEC’s leading rusher was held to 30 yards on 16 carries and was on the bench for most of the game-winning drive apparently having his left arm checked out by trainers.
McElroy and Julio Jones took over without him, aided by five runs and a 17-yard catch by freshman Trent Richardson on the 15-play, 79-yard drive that consumed more than seven minutes.
McElroy, who has been criticized at times as a weak link in an offense with a powerful running game, completed his final seven passes for 62 yards on the climactic drive after opening with an incompletion. Jones made four catches, three for first downs.
Auburn fans remained in the stands for several minutes when it was over, some seemingly stunned and others applauding a closer-than-expected game, while a sizable crimson-and-white contingent celebrated. A handful of ‘Bama players later returned to the field briefly.
Until the final minutes, Auburn had supplied most of the big plays and its maligned defense largely outplayed the nation’s top unit.
Auburn outgained Alabama 332-291 and, more surprisingly, dominated on the ground 151-73. McElroy was 21 of 31 for 218 yards and a pair of touchdowns. He was sacked three times.
The Tigers stunned the Tide by rocketing out to a 14-0 lead in the first 9:18 when every trick seemed to work. Alabama hadn’t allowed a touchdown in the previous two games.
Alabama tied it up by halftime but then Todd pump faked and hit Darvin Adams for a 72-yard touchdown on the Tigers’ first drive of the second half to make it 21-14.
Alabama had three straight trips across midfield, ending with two field goals by Leigh Tiffin and Ingram’s failed fourth-and-1 run. Tiffin had earlier had a 42-yard attempt fall well short, another unfamiliar sight this season for the Tide season.
That left Auburn nursing a 21-20 lead going into the fourth.
The Tigers had a solid chance to extend the lead after taking over at Alabama’s 44 following yet another defensive stand. But the Tide defense tackled Ben Tate for a 7-yard loss and then buried Todd for another 10-yard loss.
That set the stage for McElroy, who must have won over even his most ardent doubters with the poise and precision he displayed as the clock wound down.
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Crimson Tide-Tigers Game Review
November 28, 2009
Auburn, AL (Sports Network) – Greg McElroy led a 15-play, 79-yard drive that resulted in a four-yard touchdown pass to Roy Upchurch with 1:24 to go, and second-ranked Alabama kept its undefeated season and national title hopes alive with a gutsy 26-21 win over Auburn in the annual Iron Bowl.
McElroy finished the game with 218 passing yards and two touchdowns on 21-of- 31 throws for the Crimson Tide (12-0, 8-0 SEC), who wrapped up a second consecutive undefeated regular season and will meet Florida in the conference championship for a likely BCS title game berth on December 5.
Julio Jones caught nine passes for 83 yards, including four receptions for 33 yards and two third-down conversions on the game-winning drive, for Alabama, which has won two straight in this series after losing the previous six to the Tigers.
Colin Peek added three catches for 53 yards and a score, while Trent Richardson had 15 carries for 51 yards and a touchdown. Mark Ingram was limited to 30 yards on 16 carries in the win.
Chris Todd threw for 181 yards with two touchdowns and one interception on 15- of-25 passing for Auburn (7-5, 3-5), which actually led for most of the game but lost its second straight contest. Darvin Adams caught four passes for 138 yards and a score, and Terrell Zachery added a 67-yard rushing TD early in the game.
The game was tied, 14-14, at halftime, and both teams went three-and-out to begin the second half.
Auburn got the ball back at its own 24 after an Alabama punt and went ahead quickly. On the second play of the series, the Tigers picked up a corner blitz perfectly, and Todd found Adams streaking down the right sideline for an easy 72-yard pitch-and-catch for a touchdown.
Leigh Tiffin got the Tide back to within four on a 27-yard field goal with 5 1/2 minutes left in the third, and, following an Alabama interception, Tiffin drilled a 31-yarder just before the end of the quarter for a 21-20 game.
Auburn had a prime opportunity to extend its lead but didn’t take advantage. A Clinton Durst punt pinned the Tide inside their own five, and Alabama went three-and-out. The Tigers got the ball back on the opposing 44-yard line but just moved backwards, and Alabama forced a punt that gave it the ball on its own 21 with 8:27 to play.
McElroy converted a pair of third downs early in the series. On 3rd-and-3 from the 28, he hit Jones on a crossing route for nine yards, and on 3rd-and-5 from the 42, Jones had a six-yard reception for another first down with just under five minutes left.
Two more pass completions to Jones — for 11 and seven yards — put Alabama at the Auburn 28, as the clock ticked under three minutes, and a screen pass to Richardson gained 16 yards down to the 11-yard line.
McElroy handed the ball to Richardson for each of the next two plays for a total of seven yards, bringing the clock down to 1:29 after Auburn called a pair of timeouts. On 3rd-and-3 from the four, McElroy rolled out to his right and hit Upchurch perfectly in stride for a touchdown and a 26-21 lead with 1:24 left following an unsuccessful two-point conversion attempt.
On the ensuing Auburn possession, Todd led the Tigers to the Alabama 37 after a 17-yard pass to Adams with three seconds left. He quickly spiked the ball, leaving one second on the clock, and heaved a desperation pass into the end zone as time expired, but the ball was knocked to the ground to end the game.
Auburn used some gutsy play-calling to take an early 14-point lead.
On the Tigers’ first possession, they called an end-around for Zachery, who weaved his way through the entire Alabama defense for a 67-yard touchdown run.
Auburn then called an onside kick, which kicker Wes Byrum recovered to give the Tigers the ball back at their own 42. A 22-yard pass from Todd to Adams on 2nd-and-15 from midfield helped move the chains, and an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on the Tide helped Auburn gain 1st-and-goal from the eight.
On 3rd-and-goal from the 1, Tate was stopped for no gain, but the Tigers chose to go for it on fourth down. The decision worked out, as Todd threw a touchdown pass to Eric Smith in the front part of the end zone for a 14-0 lead less than 10 minutes into the game.
Alabama, though, responded by tying the game in the second quarter.
Richardson capped a 10-play, 58-yard drive with a two-yard scamper into the end zone on the fourth play of the second quarter, and the Crimson Tide got the ball back after forcing a pair of Auburn punts.
Alabama needed to go only 45 yards to record the game-tying score, which was a 33-yard pass from McElroy to Peek with 5 1/2 minutes until the break.
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Arenas returns 7th punt for touchdown
November 21, 2009
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — No. 2 Alabama’s Javier Arenas set a Southeastern Conference record with his seventh punt return for a touchdown.
Arenas sprinted down the right sideline for a 66-yard score early in the second quarter of Saturday’s game against Chattanooga.
He was tied with Kentucky’s Derek Abney, who returned six punts for scores from 2000-03. Abney also scored on a two kick returns, leaving Arenas still one TD shy of the overall record for returns.
Arenas also came into the game just 105 yards behind Vanderbilt’s Lee Nalley’s SEC record of 1,695 career punt return yards. He is within range of the NCAA record of 1,761 yards set by Texas Tech’s Wes Welker.
Welker and Oklahoma’s Antonio Perkins hold the NCAA record for career punt returns for touchdowns with eight.
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Mocs Fall To Alabama, 45-0
November 21, 2009
The No. 2 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide scored five touchdowns on five straight possessions in the first half in a 45-0 shutout of Chattanooga at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Senior Day.
UTC held the SEC foe on a three and out on Alabama’s first possession, then the Mocs got a first down. However, it was downhill after that.
UTC gained 53 yards on the ground and 36 in the air against one of the top defenses in the country.
Sophomore Mark Ingram ran for 102 yards and two scores on 11 carries before the break, and senior cornerback/returner Javier Arenas scored his seventh career punt return touchdown to break the Southeastern Conference record. Arenas also intercepted a pass on the afternoon.
Senior kicker Leigh Tiffin tied the Alabama record for career field goals and single-season field goals with a 41-yarder in the third quarter, giving him 78 for his career and 25 this season.
Before the game, the 27 members of the senior class were honored on the field.
It was the final game of the season for the Mocs, who finish with a winning record of 6-5 under new Coach Russ Huesman after managing only one win last season and two the season before.
Alabama goes on the road next week to face rival Auburn on Friday. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Central time, and the game will air on CBS.
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